Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 5673 began on and ended on . This corresponds to Parashat Pekudei.
Shabbat Shekalim (“Sabbath [of] shekels” שבת שקלים) read in preparation for Purim, requests each adult male Jew contribute half of a Biblical shekel for the upkeep of the Tent of Meeting. The Torah portion Exodus 30:11-16 is read. This Shabbat takes place on the Shabbat before the 1st of the Hebrew calendar month of Adar, or on the 1st of Adar itself if it falls on Shabbat. In leap years on the Hebrew calendar, when there are two months of Adar, Shabbat Shekalim is on the Shabbat before the 1st of Adar II (or on the 1st of Adar II itself if it is Shabbat).
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Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
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Shabbat Shekalim 1910
Parashat Pekudei |
1 Adar II 5670 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1911
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 5671 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1912
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 5672 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1913
Parashat Pekudei |
29 Adar I 5673 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1914
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 5674 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1915
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 5675 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1916
Parashat Pekudei |
29 Adar I 5676 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1917
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 5677 |
Torah Portion: Parashat Pekudei · Exodus 38:21-40:38, 30:11-16
Haftarah for Ashkenazim*:
II Kings 12:1-17
· 17 p’sukim
*Shabbat Shekalim
Haftarah for Sephardim*:
II Kings 11:17-12:17
· 21 p’sukim
*Shabbat Shekalim
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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